GREEN BAY, WI - SEPTEMBER 09: David Akers #2 of the San Francisco 49ers kicks a field goal during the NFL season opener against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on September 9, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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GREEN BAY, WI - SEPTEMBER 09: David Akers #2 of the San Francisco...

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David Akers (3) celebrates with Andy Lee (4) and Anthony Dixon after his 63-yard field goal. Akers tied Tom Dempsey, Jason Elam and Sebastian Janikowski for the longest NFL field goal.

Photo: Jeffrey Phelps, Associated Press

David Akers (3) celebrates with Andy Lee (4) and Anthony Dixon...

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San Francisco 49ers kicker David Akers reacts after kicking a 63-yard field goal during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. Akers tied an NFL record with the field goal. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

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San Francisco 49ers kicker David Akers reacts after kicking a...

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San Francisco 49ers kicker David Akers is congratulated by teammates after kicking a 63-yard field goal during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

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San Francisco 49ers kicker David Akers reacts after kicking a 63-yard field goal during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Wis. - After David Akers tied the NFL record Sunday with a 63-yard field goal just before halftime, several teammates lifted him, Akers gave his trademark index fingers to the heavens and the 49ers jubilantly ran off the field.

About 10 minutes later, the dream sequence continued for Akers, who ran into Jan Stenerud on the field after leaving the locker room at halftime. Stenerud, 69, the only pure placekicker in the NFL Hall of Fame, happened to be at Lambeau Field as part of an event honoring the Packers' alumni.

Akers, who is well-versed on the accomplishments of his kicking predecessors, said it was like a "Disney story."

Stenerud "just said 'Congratulations. Great, great kick,' " Akers said. "That's pretty incredible to come from a Hall of Famer, the lone Hall of Fame kicker."

After his 63-yard blast landed on the crossbar and bounced through the uprights to give the 49ers a 16-7 lead, Akers joined three kickers in the NFL record book: New Orleans' Tom Dempsey (1970), Denver's Jason Elam (1998) and Oakland's Sebastian Janikowski (2011).

Akers' previous career best was 57 yards. What did Jim Harbaugh think Akers' range was before he sent him out Sunday? "Sixty-three yards today," said Harbaugh, who had seen Akers drill a 61-yarder in the same direction in warm-ups.

"Felt like there was a good shot at doing it," Harbaugh said. "You're talking about maybe the best kicker in the history of the game."

Indeed, Akers, 37, already had dotted the NFL record book before Sunday. In his first season with the 49ers in 2011, he set league marks for field goals made (44), attempted (52) and most points with no touchdowns (166).

"Records aren't really that big of a deal," he said. "I'd like to just fly under the radar."

Tough luck. After Akers' kick flew 63 yards, he was in the spotlight, the star of his own Disney story.